Summary Responsible for site management of the Quality Assurance function including quality assurance, quality control, technology development and laboratory. Interacts and communicates with customers and suppliers including customer audits and 3rd party audits. Active member of TIMET Global quality group responsible for ensuring proactive defect hazard mitigation and continuous improvement to the quality management system and product quality. Essential Functions Participate in the overall planning and oversight of the Quality Management System. Establishes laboratory standards for safety, on-time delivery, quality, cost control, and productivity Manage quality assurance, quality control, and laboratory activities. Support the employee needs of the Quality Assurance organization. Serve as ISO, AS and NADCAP management representative for Ravenswood. Lead the development and customer qualification of new technologies, products and processes. Interface with QA/ R&D function of other TIMET units. Responsible for adhering to NADCAP, AS and ISO guidelines Customer specification review and accuracy for order acknowledgement. Manage internal quality audit program and process. Manager Corrective and Preventative Action program and process. Manage customer and 3rd party audits and visits. Manage Outside Conversion Source audit program and process. Develop and work to budgets to achieve cost management goals, and initiate or participate in cost reduction and/or profit improvement programs. Support engineering projects relating to capacity expansions, new technology and/or equipment-based process improvements. Manage capital expenditures. Effectively communicate company and department goals, achievements, problems, solutions, practices, changes, and policies. Encourage positive communication. Enforce all company policies, rules and regulations. Additional Responsibilities SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Manages subordinate supervisors and employees in the Quality Assurance group. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the quality team. Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications Competencies Champions Change - Actively promotes and continually seeks changes that move the business forward. Works with an open and flexible mind in considering change Communication/Interpersonal Skills - Maintains a positive attitude, works at maintaining positive work relationships, ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, effectively communicates with outside contacts, strong impact and selling skills Delivers Results - Sets goals and objectives for self and team and takes responsibility to achieve these in a timely manner. Ensures that actions are taken in support of goals and objectives. Examples - sets and delivers goals, results focused, action orientated. Displays Creativity - Able to generate novel solutions to problems. Examples are creative decision making and applying vision and creativity to decision making. Effective Decision Making - Skilled at analyzing the soft and hard aspects of a problem and using functional expertise to make effective decisions. Comfortable in dealing with concepts and uncertainty in problem solving. People Management Skills - Effective as a manager in motivating, coaching and developing employees. Applies effective management skills to motivate subordinates. Provides Effective Leadership - Effective as a leader and communicator in motivating and managing people as individuals and in teams. Provides direction to sub ordinates and is effective in coaching and developing others. Examples include developing and retaining talent, project and team leadership, providing clear direction and effective people management. Works Efficiently - Effective at planning and organizing work and using time management to ensure deadlines are met and targets are achieved. Able to reschedule plans to cope with unexpected occurrences Maintains well-organized materials, files, systems and tools. Breaks work down into logical steps. Anticipates and eliminates roadblocks and delays. Stays within allotted time for accomplishing tasks. Completes tasks in the shortest, most efficient manner. Makes sure all parts of a job are completed in full, including follow-up plans and paperwork. Self Development - Constantly seeks to improve own knowledge and skills set by seeking feedback on performance, making positive plans for future direction and developing aligned personal action plans. REASONING ABILITY Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Education and Experience BS degree in a Technical or Engineering Discipline, plus at least 10 years related quality management experience in a manufacturing environment preferred. Must be proficient with MS office applications. Previous metals experience with titanium preferred Special Skills None required, but active membership of, or accreditation by, professional organizations is desirable. Additional Notes
Physical Dimensions Physical Demands – The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision. Employee must have a valid driving license and be willing to undertake some travel including international (1 week/month average). Work Environment – The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, heat from process equipment and/or products, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. |